Background
III, Paul Hardin, was born on June 11, 1931 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul and Dorothy (Reel) Hardin.
III, Paul Hardin, was born on June 11, 1931 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul and Dorothy (Reel) Hardin.
AB, Duke University, 1952. Juris Doctor, Duke University, 1954. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Clemson University, 1970.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Coker College, 1972. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1978. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Adrian College, 1987.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Monmouth College, 1988. HHD (honorary), Wofford College, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Rider College, 1990.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Duke University, 1994.
Practiced in, Birmingham, 1954, 1956—1958. Assistant professor Duke Law School, 1958—1961, associate professor, 1961—1963, professor, 1963—1968, university trustee, 1969—1974, 1995—2001. President Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1968—1972, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1972—1974, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1975—1988.
Chancellor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1988—1995, chancellor emeritus, since 1995. Interim president University Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, 1997. Visiting professor University Texas, 1960, University Pennsylvania, 1962—1963, University Virginia, 1974.
Director Smith Barney mutual funds. Served with Counter Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1954-1956.
Chairman Human Relations Committee, Durham, North Carolina, 1961-1962. Member general conference United Methodist Church, 1968, 76, 80, 84. President National Association Schools and Colls. of United Methodist Church, 1984.
Chairman National Commision on United Methodist Higher Education, 1975-1977. Served with Counter Intelligence Corps, Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching (board directors), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Barbara Russell, June 8, 1954. Children: Paul Russell, Sandra Mikush, Dorothy Holmes.